An Airbus 320 aircraft with registration
number 5A-WAT on Thursday arrived the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport ,
Lagos with 162 Nigerians who had been
stranded in Libya.
The returnees, comprising of 132 males, 27
females and three children, returned
voluntarily to the country at about 3 p.m
The returnees were brought back by the
International Organisation for Migration
(IOM) in collaboration with the Swiss
Government and the Nigerian Embassy in
Libya.
The details of the returnees were taken by
officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service
(NIS), the National Agency for the
Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other
Related Matters (NAPTIP) and the Police.
Also on ground to receive the returnees
were officials of the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA) and the
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
(FAAN).
Two of the returnees, who were in critical
conditions upon arrival, were immediately
rushed to the hospital for urgent medical
attention.
Addressing newsmen, Ms Sara Hammon,
Assisted Voluntary Return and Re-
Integration Consultant, IOM, Lagos, said the
returnees had indicated their willingness to
go back to Nigeria.
She said: “This flight has come from Tripoli
in Libya, carrying some Nigerian migrants
who were stranded in Libya and have
volunteered to return home.
“They have been assisted by the Swiss
Government and the IOM to come back to
their country of origin.
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